Martinez closer to return to lineup
Posted on April 4th, 2008 - 1:33 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Indians manager Eric Wedge is optimistic that Victor Martinez will be back behind the plate for the team on Friday night as the team takes on Oakland. Martinez hasn’t started since leaving the Indians opener after straining a hamstring. He did appear as a pinch hitter in yesterday’s game, however.
“It’s getting better every day,” said Wedge. “We’re going to get to the ballpark early and he should be back in a day or two. This was an opportunity to get him back out there. I’m very happy with his progress. It’s a lot better than the way he was running out there at second base.”
Wedge indicated that there was no chance of Martinez taking at-bat as a designated hitter.
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